{"id":2321136,"date":"2024-08-08T11:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-shuts-down-anti-israel-protesters-at-campaign-stop-im-speaking-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T11:59:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:59:53","slug":"harris-shuts-down-anti-israel-protesters-at-campaign-stop-im-speaking-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-shuts-down-anti-israel-protesters-at-campaign-stop-im-speaking-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris shuts down anti-Israel protesters at campaign stop: \u2018I\u2019m speaking\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-shuts-down-anti-israel-protesters-at-campaign-stop-im-speaking-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2321136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, Vice President Kamala\u2062 Harris confronted pro-Palestinian protesters who were disrupting her \u2064speech. When attendees \u200bshouted \u2063at \u200cher, she initially acknowledged\u2063 their right to protest but firmly\u2063 stated, &#8220;I am speaking \u2063now.&#8221; As the noise continued, she challenged them by implying that if they preferred Donald Trump, they should say so, which resulted in cheers\u200d from the crowd\u200b in \u2062her support. The protesters were ultimately escorted out.<\/p>\n<p>During her visit, Harris also engaged with the &#8220;Uncommitted&#8221; movement, expressing the need for \u2064policy changes regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza, as many\u200b Michigan voters expressed frustration over the \u2063situation. Activists within \u200cthe\u2062 movement conveyed\u2062 the urgency of implementing\u2064 an arms embargo\u200c to address the humanitarian crisis resulting from the war. \u200cHarris&#8217;s statement, reminiscent\u2064 of a prior debate \u200cwith then-Vice President \u200bMike \u200bPence,\u200d resonated with the crowd, solidifying her \u200bstance\u2064 on the importance of her message amidst the protest.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris shuts down anti-Israel protesters at campaign stop: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m speaking&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1726250\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> said an old phrase to shut down protesters at a campaign stop in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>, telling them, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m speaking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some pro-Palestinian protesters began shouting at Harris during her campaign stop in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/detroit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Detroit<\/a> on Wednesday. At first, she acknowledged their right to protest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-reacts-palestinian-protesters-point-rcna145181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>as did <\/a>President Joe Biden at a campaign event when he was still in the race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m here because we believe in democracy. Everyone&rsquo;s voice matters,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;But I am speaking now. I am speaking now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When they did not quiet down, she said, &ldquo;You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I&rsquo;m speaking.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the line about Trump, the crowd loudly cheered for her and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-day-4-hulkamania-takes-over-republican-national-convention-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"RNC Day 4: Hulkamania takes over Republican National Convention - Washington Examiner\">began chanting &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Kamala&rdquo; to drown out protesters. The protesters were then escorted out of the event, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/kamala-harris-rally-michigan-interrupted-palestinian-protesters-rcna165675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> NBC News.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harris to protesters repeatedly heckling at Michigan rally (about Gaza war): <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone&rsquo;s voice matters. But I am speaking now&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win say that. Otherwise, I&rsquo;m speaking.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oitlBMZi5J\">pic.twitter.com\/oitlBMZi5J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobkornbluh\/status\/1821344426028830735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Harris famously said the line during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a> in 2020 between herself and then-Vice President Mike Pence when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2020\/10\/07\/kamala-harris-mike-pence-i-am-speaking-moment-dbx-2020-vpx.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>she told him<\/a>, &ldquo;Mr. Vice President, I am speaking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While in Michigan, Harris met with the uncommitted movement about its concerns regarding Israel&rsquo;s war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>. In Michigan, more than 100,000 people voted &ldquo;uncommitted&rdquo; in the Democratic primary, signaling their frustration with the war and indicating Biden would need to make a change in policy to gain their vote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Michigan voters want to support you, but we need a policy that will save lives in Gaza right now. I meet with community members every day in Michigan who are losing tens and hundreds of family members in Gaza. Right now, we need an arms embargo,&rdquo; Layla Elabed, a co-founder of Uncommitted, told Harris, according to the group.<\/p>\n<p>Some in the uncommitted movement seem more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3099171\/uncommitted-delegates-appear-open-backing-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>willing to hear out Harris<\/a> than they did Biden, as she has acknowledged the toll of the thousands of lives lost in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve said it many times, but it bears repeating: Israel has a right to defend itself, but how it does so matters,&rdquo; Harris said last month <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/4793696-harris-to-netanyahu-its-time-to-get-cease-fire-deal-done\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>following a meeting<\/a> with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating,&rdquo; Harris added. &ldquo;The images of dead children and desperate, hungry people fleeing for safety, sometimes displaced for the second, third, or fourth time. We cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering, and I will not be silent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her retort to protesters was not the only time in the rally she quieted down the crowd. When some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-the-revolutionary-power-of-lets-go-brandon\/\" title=\"Nolte: The Revolutionary Power of &#039;Let&#039;s Go, Brandon!&#039;\">crowd began chanting<\/a>, &ldquo;Lock him up,&rdquo; an allusion to the &ldquo;Lock her up&rdquo; chants that were frequently said during Trump rallies in 2016, Harris said, &ldquo;Hold on. Here&rsquo;s the thing: The courts are going to handle that. We&rsquo;re going to beat him in November.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1726250\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726250\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris addressed anti-Israel protesters during a campaign event in Michigan by asserting, &#8220;I\u2019m speaking.&#8221; The pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupted her while she was speaking in Detroit on Wednesday. Initially, she recognized their right to protest, similar to how President Joe Biden had done at a previous campaign event. &#8220;I\u2019m here because we believe in democracy. Everyone\u2019s voice matters,&#8221; she stated. &#8220;But I am speaking now.&#8221; When the protesters continued to shout, she added, &#8220;If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I\u2019m speaking.&#8221; Following this remark about Trump, the crowd responded with cheers and began chanting her name to drown out the dissenters. The protesters were subsequently removed from the venue.<\/p>\n<p>During her time in Michigan, Harris engaged with members of the uncommitted movement regarding their concerns about Israel&#8217;s actions in Gaza. Over 100,000 voters chose \u201cuncommitted\u201d in the Democratic primary there due to dissatisfaction with current policies related to the conflict and indicated that Biden would need a policy shift for their support. Layla Elabed from Uncommitted expressed that voters want effective policies that can save lives in Gaza immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has previously acknowledged the heavy toll of casualties resulting from ongoing violence and emphasized Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself while stressing that its methods matter significantly: \u201cWhat has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating,\u201d she remarked last month after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, during her rally remarks when some attendees chanted \u201cLock him up,\u201d referencing past Trump rally slogans against Hillary Clinton, Harris responded by saying it was up to courts and assured them they would defeat him come November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2321137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala_Harris_003131.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5845,37541,4021,4007,32076],"class_list":["post-2321136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-anti-israel","tag-campaign-stop","tag-harris","tag-protesters","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala_Harris_003131.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}